Join the Falls Prevention Virtual Learning Collaborative

Falls Virtual Learning Session # 4 & Closing Congress Team Rapid Fire Presentation Template

Name of Organization: Prince Albert Parkland Health RegionName of Speaker: Roxane Sawatsky

Location of FacilityLeoville, Sask.Number and type of Patients/Residents/Clients:

•16 permanent Long Term Care residents •1 Respite

Who We Are

Team Members

Team Member Role

Darlene Batty DLTC Team Sponsor

Roxane Sawatsky DOC Team Lead

Connie Poulin SCA Team Member

Jennifer Bustin SCA Team Member

Julie Matzner RN Team Member

AIM

From your Team Charter• Reduce injuries by falls by 40% from baseline by

Mar 31, 2011• Develop & pilot a falls prevention program for

LTC, then assist with the roll out to other LTC in Health Region

Change Ideas

List Changes you have tested during Falls VLC PDSA Cycles:

Falls Logo – develop and trial a Falling Star logo with one resident assessed as high risk

Care plan Guide- test a careplan guide to assist staff to document falls prevention plan when assessed at risk.

Measures• Injurious Falls: our numbers are small – overall 24% had

injuries, all minor

Measures• Assessments Done after all fall

Measures

• Documented Plan of Care for those Assessed at risk for falls

Lessons LearnedList any “key” advice or insights you would like to share with other teams?

Lessons Learned/Key Insights

This type of webex learning would have been very helpful prior to starting the program for us.

It helps to introduce program in smaller pieces to staff, they are not so overwhelmed or resistive to the new program. It also offers them the opportunity to have input in what is working or not, how to improve it.

Having a local team of workers to work on developing and introducing the new program- is accepted better by staff.

A new program like this needs to have dedicated resources, not run off the corner of your desk.

What are some things you will do to sustain the work on reducing falls and injury from falls and by what date?

Next Steps

Key Sustainability Steps/Plan: Target Dates

On-going stats collection and review

By the 10th of following month

Continue team meetings, quarterly.

March, June, Sept etc 2011

Assist with education and startup of falls program in other LTC facilities across the region

March & April 2011

Name: Roxane Sawatsky DOC

Email: rsawatsky@paphr.sk.ca

Phone Number: 1-306-984-2136

Contact Information